nabýt

Czech

Etymology

From na- +‎ být.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnabiːt]

Verb

nabýt pf (imperfective nabývat)

1. to acquire, to gain, to get (genitive or accusative)

   Nabyla vědomostí. ― She's gained knowledge.

2. to swell

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	nabýt, nabýti	Active adjective	nabyvší
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	nabudu, nabydu	nabudeme, nabydeme	—	nabuďme
2nd person	nabudeš, nabydeš	nabudete, nabydete	nabuď	nabuďte
3rd person	nabude, nabyde	nabudou, nabydou	—	—

The verb nabýt does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	nabyl	nabyli	nabyt	nabyti
masculine inanimate		nabyly		nabyty
feminine	nabyla		nabyta
neuter	nabylo	nabyla	nabyto	nabyta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	—	nabyv
feminine + neuter singular	—	nabyvši
plural	—	nabyvše

Further reading

• “nabýti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “nabýti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989